Vehicle-standard.



'PATENTED APR. 7, 190a. P. w. BLEGKLBY.

VEHICLE STANDARD. I APPI LIOAT ED KAY 29,1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

FREDERICK W. BLECKLEY, OF HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE -STA1\TDARD.

nessaeso.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. BLEOK- LEY, cltizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hazleton, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and .useful Improvements inVehicle- Standards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a metallic standard for vehicles being formedof sheet metal bent into the required shape and secured by rivets orlike fastening means, the purpose being to provide a cheap, durable andlight article to replace the ordinary wooden standard at about the samecost and which is practically indestructible and less cumbersome inappearance and obviates the use of braces or stays.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings.

l/Vhile the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditionsby changes in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

' Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle standard embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section thereof, showin theparts on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a detai view of the blank from whichthe socket is formed. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the blank from whichthe standard proper is formed. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the lineacx of Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The standard comprises two portions, a socket 1 and an upright 2, thetwo parts being riveted or connected by substantial fastening means. Theupright is formed of a blank having the shape substantially as indicatedin Fig.4, the base portion of the blank having parallel cuts 3 andadapted to be bent on the dotted lines to provide outer flanges 4 and alip 5. Longitudinal edge portions of the blank are bent on parallellines corresponding with the cuts 3 forming side pieces 6 hav1ng ribs 8pressed therefrom in order to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1907.

Patented April 7, 1908.

Serial No. 376,342.

stiffen and strengthen the same and thereby enable comparativelythin-sheet metal being employed. An opening 9 is formed in the front 7to receive a roller 10 by means of Which friction between the standardand Wagon body is reduced to a minimum amount. The flanges 4 and the lip5 are in different planes to admit of the flanges 4 resting upon the topof the socket and the lip 5 to underlap said top, this being shown mostclearly in Fig. 2.

The socket 1 is formed from a blank having the outline substantially asindicated in Fig. 3 and which is adapted to be bent upon the dottedlines indicated in said figure. This blank when bent into the shapesubstantially as shown in Fig. 1 forms a socket comprising bottom 11,sides 12, end 13, top 14, vertical flanges 15 and horizontal flanges 16.The vertical flanges 15 extend along the inner side of the vertical edgeportions of the end piece 13 and are riveted thereto. The horizontalflanges 16 overlap the top 14 and the flanges 4 of the upright, theseveral parts being secured by rivets or like fastenings passed throughregistering openings formed in the flanges 4 and 16 and the top 14. Itwill thus be understood that there are three thicknesses ofmetal at theouter edge portions of the top of the socket, thereby materiallystrengthening and bracing the same so as to withstand the strain towhich the standard is subjected when in use. The lip 5 underlaps theouter end of the top 14 and supports the same and is riveted thereto.

The standard is preferably constructed of sheet steel because of itsstrength and durability, while at the same time admitting of theprovision of a comparatively light structure combined with lastingqualities and a neat appearance. The socket is closed on all sidesexcept that into which the end of the bolster or cross-bar is inserted.By having the socket closed, it forms a metal end or protector for thebolster or cross piece and in the event of the bolster being of channeliron, the outer end is closed by the socket, thereby preventing rain,sleet or foreign matter finding its Way into the bolster, said socketforming a cap for the end thereof.

The socket portion of the standard not.

only protects the ends of the bolster whether of wood or channel iron,but also adds strength to the standard itself by resisting all levera estrain applied against the top of the stan ard even without being bolted,The only necessity for bolts through the socket is to fix its positionat an adjusted point on the bolster. The strain coming upon the upperportion of the standard causes the socket to grip or bind upon thebolster at diagonally opposite points, thereby relieving the bolts orfastenings between the socket and bolster of such strain.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A vehicle standard comprising a socket, having horizontal flangesextended inward from the upper edges of its sides to overlap the top ofthe socket and spaced therefrom, and an upright placed upon the socketand having outer horizontal flanges confined between the top of thesocket and the said horizontal flanges thereof, the top of the socketand the horizontal flanges of said upright and socket being connected bysuitable fastening means.

2. A vehicle standard comprising a socket and an upright portion placedthereon, said upright portion having horizontal flanges secured to thetop of the socket and having a lip bent around and underlapping said topof the socket and secured thereto.

3. A vehicle standard comprising a socket having inner horizontalflangesat theupper edges of its side pieces overlapping the top and spacedtherefrom, and an upright having outer horizontal flanges confinedbetween the top and the inner horizontal flanges of said socket andsecured thereto and having a lip bent around the edge of said top andunderlapping the same and fastened thereto.

4. A vehicle standard comprising an upright portion and a socket, thelatter formed from a blank bent into the shape substantially as setforth and comprising a bottom, top, end, sides and vertical andhorizontal flanges, the vertical flanges connecting adjacent verticaledges of the end and sides and the horizontal flanges connectingadjacent edges of the top and sides.

5. A vehicle standard comprising an upright and a socket, the uprightbeing formed of a sheet metal blank having spaced cuts extended inwardfrom its base and having edge portions of the blank bent on linescorresponding with the said cuts to form a front and sides and havingthe base portion bent to provide horizontal flanges to rest upon the topof the socket and a lip to underlap the said top of the socket.

6. A vehicle standard comprising a socket and an upright, each formed ofa sheet metal blank bent substantially as shown, the socket comprisinginner horizontal flanges overlapping the top and. spaced therefrom, andthe upright having horizontal flanges and a lip, thelatter underlappingthe outer edge portion of the top of the socket and the horizontalflanges resting upon the top of the socket and underlapping thehorizontal flanges of said socket, the several overlapped parts beingconnected by suitable fastening means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK w. BLECKLEY. [a 8.]

Witnesses:

JOHN WILHELM, E. D. BLEOKLEY.

